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"Let's see now, why would I want to live on the
The foothills with Golden and their great mountain bike trails along with the Colorado School of Mines; Red Rocks Community College; St. Anthony Hospital and the Federal Center; Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design; 40 West Arts District; Auraria Campus with Metro State College, Community College of Denver; Univ of Colorado at Denver; Sports Authority Stadium with the Broncos; Pepsi Center with the Nuggets; Elitch Gardens; Denver Union Station, Coors Field and all of LoDo just a few blocks away. Plus -- once it's all completed, one can catch a commuter train to Denver International Airport.
"Oh, and did I mention that
I can leave my car behind?"
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THE BACK FENCE NEWSLETTER
The Newsletter Featuring Livable Community Items That Readers Value and Highlights of Happenings Along the West Corridor on the RTD West Rail Line Serving Golden, Lakewood & Denver. |
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>The "W" Line Opens
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After almost three years of twice-a-week publications, The Back Fence will be shifting to only once a week later this fall. This will allow us to focus more on our cycling advocacy in conjunction with the opening of the West Rail Line and the "final mile" from each station to dwellings & destinations in the area. Stay tuned.  |
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Hi Everyone! This is Bill Spriggs and I have found several news articles, links and blogs that I wanted to share along THE BACK FENCE & beyond in this Sunday Edition, October 14, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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TheAtlanticCities
You've Heard of Urban Coyotes. Urban Bears Could Be Next By Emily Badger, Oct 12 2012
In the 12 years that Stan Gehrt has been tracking a population of coyotes on the Northwest side of Chicago, living not far from O'Hare International Airport, he has watched them adapt to the city in some pretty stunning ways. For one thing, they understand traffic patterns - in fact, better than some people do.
TheDenverPost
Vestas Wind Systems Trims About 200 More Colorado Jobs
By Steve Raabe, Oct 12 2012
Wind-turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems made its largest Colorado job cut Thursday, laying off about 200 workers at its Windsor blade plant.
READ MORE... Blogs.WestWord
Photos: Bike Safety Campaigns That Could be a Model for Denver's By Sam Levin, Oct 12 2012 One piece of the puzzle of Denver's growth as a bike city, explored in-depth in this week's feature, "On a Roll," is the city's initiative to launch a bike-safety campaign. The effort's been in the works for months, given the rise in collisions between cyclists and cars. |
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This Could Be the Biggest Year Ever for Transit at the Ballot Box
By Tanya Snyder, Oct 10 2012
Next month, 19 transit-related measures will come before voters. If the rest of this year is any guide, 16 of them will pass.
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Slate
The Excessive Localism of Urban Planning
By Matthew Yglesias, Oct 11 2012
It seems like a question with an obvious answer. City streets are owned by the city, which is to say the public, and access to them should be managed in the broad public interest.READ MORE... StreetsBlog By Angie Schmitt, Oct 11 2012 Ever wondered how your favorite sports team is doing in the sustainable transportation arena? Many urban stadiums have some transit connections and some bike racks. From there, though, how do you measure success?READ MORE...DC.StreetsBlog
The Motor City's Fresh Take on the Urban Bikeway By Angie Smith, Oct 10 2012
In central Detroit, on the site of a former railroad, there's a place just for bikes and pedestrians. In many ways, the Dequindre Cut is a cyclist's (or a jogger's) dream: a separated, below-grade bike path that at no point intersects with car traffic.
When is an Electric Bike a Bicycle?
October 11, 2012 At city hall Thursday there was a fight about equality - bicycle equality.
The public works committee has been asked to review its policy around electric bicycles: specifically, whether e-riders should be able to use cycling infrastructure such as the new Sherbourne separated lanes or park trails.
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International (when available)
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Off the Streets and Into the Sky Could be the Future for London Bikes By Jasmine Gardner, Oct 11 2012
Disused sidings, embankments and elevated sections all feature in new plans for London's bike paths - will the capital's cyclists soon be taking the high road?
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YouTube, CNN
October 11 2012 VP Candidates Differ on Rail Funding Big Bird is getting all the attention, but the GOP ticket has a bigger target: Amtrak subsidies. Sandra Endo reports.
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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>Lakewood, Every October Wednesday at Noon, 12 noon to 1:15pm. Community Room in the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Co. 80226. Each October the American Planning Association and the City of Lakewood celebrate National Community Planning Month to show the important role that planning plays in communities across the U.S. National Community Planning Month highlights the contributions of sound planning and also publicly recognizes the participation and dedication of Lakewood residents who have contributed their time and expertise to the improvement of our city. These citizens participate on planning committees, in public hearings and in community meetings to become better educated about issues affecting Lakewood and to voice their opinions and desires for community planning efforts in Lakewood. To learn more click below: Lakewood's Schedule for Community Planning Month >Lakewood, Tuesday, Oct 16, 6:30pm - 8pm Cops, Council & Community Forum. The Lakewood Colorado Police Dept will host their quarterly community forum with City Council members Karen Kellen & Ramey Johnson from Ward 1 and Cindy Baroway & Scott Koop from Ward 2. The topic will be code enforcement and animal control.
The forum will be held at the Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St. Lakewood, Co. 80214. The Center is located 0.4 miles or a 2 minute bike ride or 9 minute walk from the future Lakewood-Wadsworth light rail station. >Lakewood, Saturday, Oct 20th, 9am to 10:30am. Lakewood Ward 1 City Council members Karen Kellen and Ramey Johnson will meet with residents and respectful guests at their montly outreach meeting. The future light rail traverses the northern section of their Ward. 40 West Arts District Office, 1560 Teller St. Lakewood, Co. 80214 Denver Union Station Construction Cam
Wish You Could Find an Apartment/Condo near a Light Rail Station? As part of TBF's continuing efforts to bring TOD's to the West Corridor & elsewhere, this link from Walk Score.com will now be a permanent feature. Thanks. |
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Residential Real Estate Agents
Who Get the "Big Picture" of Transit Oriented Living
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Things You Need to Know Around the Region
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>Denver, Thursday, November 8th, 2012, 7:00am to 10:30am
The Transit Alliance Presents the Transit Event of 2012
Union Station:
Community Trans-Formation
Celebrating the Vision of FasTracks Coming to Life
The Ritz Carlton Denver, $75 - Individual, $700 - Table
Click on the UNION STATION logo above to RSVP.
>Denver, Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5pm to 6:30pm
RTD Meet & Greet.
Come and meet and greet the RTD candidates and current RTD Board Members.
The Pour House, 1435 Market Street, Denver Co, 80202
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